Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies… Proverbs 31:10

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While it is true that my children completed their Homeschool journey when they graduated back in the 90’s, I still am deeply involved in and committed to improving and strengthening the freedom and opportunities available to Homeschooling families. I work everyday to smooth relations between Home graduates and local colleges by ensuring that students receive the proper documentation for their graduation. I am always striving to have available curricula that provides a diverse and thorough high school education while also allowing flexibility and customization; and offering a selection of other unit studies for all ages. All with an emphasis on Christian values and life practices.

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Far Above Rubies and Blessed is the Man were both created as result of much prayer and dedication to my calling as a parent and a teacher. As my daughter, Naomi Rebekah, neared HS level, my husband and I began to search for the right curriculum to use with her. There were many available that would have resulted in an excellent academic education. However, the majority of these had too much emphasis on training her for a career or a modern lifestyle, or were strict follow-the-textbook types that did not fit her learning style. We wanted to provide the education but reinforce the values, morals and ideals God desires for his people.

As we prayed about this, I kept being reminded of the passage Proverbs 31, I felt God was calling me to it as the answer. I decided that I would use it as Bible class for a year to balance out the curriculum we chose to use. However, as I began really delving into the passage, I realized that an in-depth study of each verse would not be only bible study. Instead, all we needed to guide and educate our daughter was right there. This is how Far Above Rubies came to exist.

This curriculum evaluates each verse and draws in resources which allow a deeper understanding of the knowledge, skills and values required to fully embody God’s priceless woman. While Becky was in high school, many of our home schooling friends would see or hear about what we were doing and were intrigued. I began to receive requests to help others do something similar, it was then that my husband encouraged me to pull the information from my (many) spiral notebooks into a more manageable format and share it with others.

I wrote Blessed is the Man with my husband about 3 years after Becky graduated. I had begun to travel to HS shows with FAR and was enjoying the fellowship and feedback I was receiving, but I was moved by how times I heard comments like “I want the same thing, but I only have boys so FAR won’t help me”. When I shared this with my husband, he said we should pray about trying to create a similar curriculum for young men. Together we were drawn to Psalm 1, and this became the passage on which Blessed is the Man was based. Like Far Above Rubies, Blessed is the Man is set-up to provide the academic and practical education needed while keeping God’s ideals for manhood in the forefront. I strongly believe that Far Above Rubies and Blessed is the Man are each unique, one-of-a kind offerings and I would love the opportunity to share them with your family.

Far Above Rubies and Blessed is the Man are sold separately in e-book form on a computer CD. There are enough available activities and resources in each to cover all the years for Jr. and Sr. High. My passion for and belief in these books has never wavered and I will always strive to keep them very affordable.

The new school year is fast approaching and we know how hectic it can be to be searching for a new curriculum. We believe that the unit study style, unique structure of Blessed is the Man and Far Above Rubies will provide the flexibility and spiritual focus on Christian values your family will love. To put this to the test, we are offering a discount summer price. Starting NOW, through August 1, these user-friendly, customizable unit studies are priced at $40.00 each.

Looking for a new approach in your homeschooling for the New Year? So glad you stopped by. Our unit study curriculum guides are specifically designed to provide all the necessary tools and instruction needed while allowing flexibility and customization of the experience for each student. Check out our high school guides; Far Above Rubies and Blessed is The Man as well as our wide variety of topic-focused studies.

NOW ON SALE

Now through January 15, 2016, we are offering some excellent sale prices:

We are expecting a new shipment of Blessed is The Man soon and are marking down the ones we now have in stock to clearance prices: Buy now to receive the full high-school unit study for young men for only $20.00 - that’s an almost $40 savings off the retail price

In addition, the newly updated and revised Far Above Rubies is available for only $45.00 (retail is $59.95)

And last, but not least, all of our individual topic unit studies are 10% off the regular retail.

Take control of your homeschool, take a chance on something new, AND take advantage of these great discounts.

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We are so pleased to announce that a new edition of Far Above Rubies has just been completed and is available NOW. This updated CD-Rom contains new and revised resources to replace those no longer available or outdated. We are so excited by this news that we are offering a special incentive price on this new release. From now through December 1, the new FAR will be discounted from the retail price of $59.95… It is now only $35.00 each, click below to order

Blessings to You, I hope your Christmas was full of love, loved ones and reminders or our Savior. In honor of the New Year, for the next two weeks, all of our products are being discounted by 15%. So if your resolution is to change the way you home school, then let us help you honor it. All of our products are available in easy-to-use, convenient e-book format. This keeps our prices low and preserves our environmental resources.

So please check our list of diverse, unique, and truly customizable products by clicking the link below. And have a safe, joyous and Blessed New Year.

We believe learning can be fun and we have designed our products to prove it. As a gift to you all, now through 12/31, we are offering massive discounts on ALL of our products. Everything we sell is 50% off the regular prices.

In case you haven’t stepped outside recently and don’t know, summer is here. Now is a great time to consider what curriculum will meet the needs of your family. It is also a perfect time to take advantage of our summer sale. Until 8/15/12, Far Above Rubies & Blessed is the Man are both available for only $45.00 each, and (if you live in the US) we pay the shipping. In addition all of our other items have been discounted 10%.

So pick up your election guide “Of the People” or beat the heat with “Swimming School”. Is your family traveling this summer? Take “Taking it on the Road” along and make your trip educational as well as fun.

These items and more are 10% off right now!!!

As an additional bonus, with a purchase of $20 of more, you will receive as a free gift, an e-book copy of “With My Very Life”, the first installment of our Pony Express Trilogy

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Many years ago, with my girls that are now grown and have families of their own, we used a Bible-based unit-study curriculum for girls. We primarily picked this curriculum because it used many of the books that were my required reading for my girls anyhow. The curriculum was Far Above Rubies; the author, Lynda Coats.

Now, Lynda has written another unit study curriculum at the other end of the spectrum, a phonics program for beginning readers. Lynda calls All the Letters, All Year Long a “Comprehensive Unit Study with Total Immersion Phonics for Beginning Readers”. When Lynda says “total immersion” she isn’t kidding. She provides plenty of suggested activities for more subjects than you can probably think of, so no family should ever lack for ideas of what to do next.

The premise of All the Letters, All Year Long is that the child will work on learning the basic sound of one letter each week. And through that letter he will learn about many areas of life; he will be immersed in it.

This is a true unit study with activities for language arts, Bible, character and manners, daily routines including chores, hygiene, clothing and food, geography, history and social studies, science, exercise, games, arts and crafts, and field trips included for each letter. There are places to go, books to read, shows to watch, activities to make and do. Each activity will reinforce the phonics lesson further.

Like most unit studies, All the Letters, All Year Long is quite flexible. If your child doesn’t need to spend a whole week on each letter, don’t; or if you choose to spend longer on a letter, do. Since this is primarily a reading program, only the language arts and Bible activities are necessary. The others are all to be added as you choose. This program was designed for you to have fun with your students and help them enjoy learning.